Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-03-11
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In all the history Of this country, no mani
perhaps, ever abused the confidence and SYM
pathy ofthe people as much as the man, whose
name heads this article. Last Saturday the
Quarterly conference OF the Roseburg circuit
Columbia Annual conference NJ. E. Church
Sou tn unanimously 'deposed this man from
the ministry, and absolutely expelled him from
the church upon the following charge and
specifications. Charge; gross morality, speci-
fication Ist, adultery; specification I'd, con-
cealing and abetting an abortion performed in
his own house; specification sd, blackmailing
DIR. Z. J. Page for the purpose of obtaining
money under false prctenses. These speci6-
cations were unanimously sustained, by the
following church court; M. Dean, Wm. Ledg-
ewood, W. A. Willis, Henry Wiley, j. II.
Whitsett, with Rev. Z. G. Michael p. E. in
the chair, Many other charges could have
been brought against this consummate impos-
tor. but these were sufficient This man Mr.
Culp signed bill of sale for piece OF prop
erty in this city, and received MONEY thereon,
when the property was not his to sell. We
also learn that he did receive money from two
parties at Myrtle Creek for the same piece Of
work, when he should have received pay but
once. The circumstances and facts show that
while he was here, and since he left, that he,
Mr.. Culp, was and is the most plausible and
unmitigated falsiher Of truth that it,was ever
this community's misfortune to endure. This
article is written and published by the direction
Of the members Of the Quarterly conference.
The reason we have said nothing before is be
cause we did not desire to prejudice the trial,
but since it is over we now have a right to
protect the public against such dangerous
person. While pretending to conciliate some
little domestic infelicities in one OF the best
families in Oregon; he, Culp, was all the while
bemeaning the husband and fostering the smiles
of the wife, until she was llienated from her
husband and children, as they, the woman and
Culp, were guilty Of the first specification above
mentioned, that Of adultery. His history from
Walia Walla via Albany, Independence, Tan
gent, until he reached Roseburg was one Of
almost continuous trouble. Ellis hand was
against every man, and every mans hand
against him. His very nature was that OF
concentrated meanness. He was a man of
good ability in the pulpit, fine address, always
neat as ''new pin, !" rather proud, and withal
the most Jealous minded, and yindictive indi-
vidual We ever met. We might enumerate in
half dozen columns of THE REVIEW, of
well sustained statements in reference to his
misdoings, but we forbear, and thank the pa
pers of Oregon for treating the question SO
fairly, except one, which said, ''the members
oil the church will get together, whitewash
him, and let him CO." No Mr.. Bulletin, not
much whitewashing in this case, yet a fair and
impartial trial was given him after the evil
dence was in, not before, as is the custom Of
some newspapers in deciding upon the guilt or
innocence Of the accused. Men are many a
time guilty, but our observation is that church
courts are generally right, and nearly without
an exception honest and fair, and do about as
little whitewashing as any set Of men we ever
knew We are sorry to be compelled TO
chronicle such unhappy events, yet so it has
been from the beginning, and will be so to
the end. One word of advice, do not treat
every stranger as rogue, yet be sure that
your confidence is not misplaced, before you
bestow ell your sympathy upon him. a
stranger il he is worthy will bewilling to abide
his time to have place in your affections, if
l-he is not worthy he is always in a hurry to get
there. Another thing if a husband and wife
cannot settle their difficulties, no third party
in heaven, earth or hell can do it, for the Di.
vine ligature that bound them together has
been severed, and nothing short of the infinite
power of God can retore it, and He only, by
the consent Of the estranged. Let no man or
woman undertake to cure domestic infelicity
Never enter the sacred precincts of the home
circle to meddle with tender and sensitive
wounds made by conjugal infidelity. The
marital relation is as dear as the apple Of the
eye, therefore no priest or prelatc, preacher or
potentate should intrude himself there. We
now let the curtain fall, hoping that all may
profit by this unhappy lesson.